Admission Requirements:

Candidates must have at least two years relevant industrial experience and should have obtained their Leaving Certificate or an appropriate craft/technician qualification.

Department(s)

Mechanical, Biomedical & Manufacturing Eng

Course Fee

€1,950* 

*Discounts available for groups of three or more.

Note: Places are limited for this course. Eligible candidates will be considered on a first come first served basis.
 

Duration

One evening per week for one academic year, one module per semester
 

Course Content

This course covers the practical and theoretical requirements for certification by MTU. Certification requires that a candidate provides evidence of competence in the construction, operation and maintenance of pneumatic and electro-pneumatic systems through practical tasks and by meeting knowledge criteria.
 

The course also covers PLC programming to a high standard of achievement allowing students to programme training rigs and develop knowledge of industrial Mechatronic installations.
 

Practical

• Pneumatic design and implementation
• Electro-pneumatic design and implementation
• PLC design and implementation
• Mechatronic design and implementation

Theory

• Principles of the “Total Engineering Approach” to production systems
• Principles of typical sensors
• Principles of pneumatic, mechanical and electrical actuation systems
• Principles of embedded control (PLCs, controllers)
• Design, build and fault find on mechatronic systems

Awarding Body

10 ECTS credits at Level 7 on the National Framework of Qualifications, awarded by Munster Technological University.